In EUV lithography, and especially high-numerical-aperture EUV, balancing tradeoffs between resolution, sensitivity and line-width roughness is becoming increasingly difficult. Lithography patterning ...

China has built a prototype EUV (extreme ultraviolent) lithography machine in a high-security laboratory in Shenzhen. They had a semiconductor Manhattan Project”. The prototype was completed in early ...

Chinese electronics giant Huawei is testing elements for an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine at its Dongguan facility, according to two sources posting photographs on X social media. The ...

At this year's IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025), imec, a research and innovation hub in advanced semiconductor technologies, presents the first successful wafer-scale ...

What just happened? SK hynix and ASML have installed the world's first Twinscan NXE:5200B High-NA EUV lithography system at SK hynix's M16 fabrication plant in Icheon, South Korea. The new equipment ...

Intel has made significant strides in implementing High-NA EUV lithography by installing two High-NA litho machines, developing custom reticles as well as all-new optical proximity correction, and ...

In a move that could reshape the global semiconductor industry, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reportedly pulled off 5nm chip production without using extreme ...

SK Hynix is stepping up its use of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography in next-generation DRAM, increasing the number of EUV layers in its upcoming sixth-generation 10nm-class (1c) products to more ...

The mood at this year’s SPIE Advanced Lithography + Patterning Symposium was decidedly upbeat. The outlook for business is good, due in large measure to expectations of high demand for chips, driven ...

As the world's largest foundry, TSMC runs dozens of fabs and consumes an enormous amount of electricity — around 9% of Taiwan's total power consumption. Last month, in an effort to reduce costs and ...